Who Am I?

Disclaimer; I do not own anything from Kingdom Hearts; I'm jut using it for my own twisted fun…so don't sue me.

Summary; A devastating storm has hit Destiny Islands and someone has gone missing…meanwhile, a new person is found unconscious in the palace grounds after the most fantastic show of lightening that year. What's going on?

Chapter One- 'Storm!' Part I

It was raining.

Sheets of hail bombarded the beach with a chilling gale on the rampage. A deep rumble hummed across the sky as the clouds rolled closer. The waves crashed onto the unsuspecting sands and rocked the rickety pier to the old wood's limits. Tall palm trees were bent horizontal in the violent winds and roof tops were ripped from their tethers on the houses of Destiny Islands.

A tornado was coming and all that could be nailed down was left behind as the people of Destiny Islands ran for cover and shelter. Pulling large carts after them or holding on to pets and small children and dragging them to their hurried destination.

Riku, a small boy only 6yrs old, scanned the debris stricken square for a friendly face; his parent's had disappeared in the panicked crowd a while ago and now he was on his own and scared. The winds picked up and stung his piercing sky-grey eyes as he peered through the sand-clogged winds. Suddenly a crash exploded in his ears and a shrilling scream followed seconds later. His watering eyes widened as he recognised who had screamed.

He ran down the small short co-joining road to a small house at the bottom. But the house no longer looked like it had done that morning. The windows were all smashed and half a boat was sticking out of the roof. He took a few steps forward then realised that the rest of the boat was inside the house. He quickly ran up to the front door which was hanging off the hinges and stepped inside.

With his heart beating faster than he had ever recalled he crouched at the bottom of the crumbling stairs catching his breath. He heard a whimper as the sounds of outside died down somewhat. He followed the small sound up the stairs but when he got to the top he was lost. The winds shrieked louder from the hole above his head and the whimpers could not be heard clearly.

"Hello?" he called out wincing at how hoarse his voice sounded. Cries from behind made him spin round and head for the last room on the left in the hallway. He opened the door that was miraculously still attached to the wall and peeped inside. There trapped under a pink wardrobe was his friend Kairi. Her red hair clung to her sweaty face as she sobbed and called out for her mom but there was no sign of either of her parents anywhere.

"Kairi, hang on!" he yelled and moved into the room, jumping large shards of glass and debris. He jumped over a large hole in the floor and caught hold of her hand. She looked up to him with wide eyes; tears steaks marked her flawless cheeks. He looked back onto those deep blue eyes and hushed her quiet sobs. He let go of her hand and moved to inspect the wardrobe. It wasn't big but for a boy his size it would be heavy and difficult to move. Nevertheless he stood with his legs shoulder width apart and placed his hands under one corner.

"Kairi, when I lift you have to move out ok?" he called out above the roaring winds. At first he didn't think she'd heard him but a few seconds later she called back with a quivering voice;

"Ok, please hurry!" he needed no more push. He hefted the huge unit upwards in his small hands and strained to keep it up long enough for Kairi to crawl out from underneath it. She squirmed free and stood on shaky legs. Riku dropped the wardrobe on the floor with a thud and moved to her side. He took her shoulders in his hands and asked if she was alright. She nodded, but held onto his hand as a bolt of lightening shot across the sky. She was only shaken as the wardrobe had protected her from anything else that may have caused her damage. But the storm was still raging outside and they still had no shelter.

Riku turned to gaze out of the broken windows and tried to think of somewhere they could shelter in. as he gazed out he noticed a small light on the horizon. He stared at it trying to work out what it was; it flickered and dimmed then grew brighter the dimmed again and flickered. It looked like the flame on a candle but before he could finish that thought another hit him; that was Sora's house over there! And the flickering must mean it was on…

Without warning Kairi was dragged out of the house and into the hazardous winds outside, she tried to wriggle out of Riku's grasp but he held her tight and kept her running. She trusted Riku to keep her safe but this was too scary. It seemed like they had been running forever until she felt Riku slowdown. Then a massive heat wave hit her and she looked up for the source of the heat.

Her eyes widened and tears began to make fresh tracks down her cheeks. Sora's house was on fire.

They stood there for what seemed like an eternity, the roaring winds forgotten, the rampaging rain of no importance, the crashing and flashing sky ignored as both children watched the home of a goof friend burn, taking with it the lives of those who had been taking shelter inside.

Until a small whimper caught Riku's attention just as Kairi's had. He turned to the left and peered through the hail he'd grow accustomed to now. At first he didn't see it but at a second glance he saw a small huddle underneath a large boulder where a small cave had been formed. It shook and shivered all alone. He slowly moved closer to the small bundle taking Kairi with him who was too upset to deny his actions.

Riku suddenly cried out as he recognised the small bundle.

"Sora!" he ran over to the boy and hugged him 'til he turned blue. Kairi shot back into reality and gasped as she caught sight of Sora's soaked form. She jumped up and hugged him too but he seemed too upset to return it as vigorously.

"Sora what's wrong?" Riku asked struggling to stay put as the winds picked up even more. The small boy just cried harder and held onto Riku as though his life depended on it. But at that point the winds finally pushed Riku over and he finally grasped a hold of the situation; the storm was getting worse and they still had no shelter, add to that he noticed that they must be the only ones left outside; there was no sounds of human activity anywhere…they were on their own.

He quickly picked Sora up off the floor and helped his stand while reaching for Kairi who was hunched up beside him. He dragged them into the forest and hoped the winds wouldn't affect them as much in here. But the tornado was getting a little too close to the island.

Riku found a sturdy looking tree and quickly set Sora and Kairi near to it. He undid his belt and looped it around a low branch. He then pulled Kairi close to the belt and looped it around her waist so she was secured to the tree. He then went to Sora but he had already caught on and was fumbling with securing his own belt to another branch. Riku took a hold of the branch that was holding Kairi tightly and tightened one of his random blue strap that was part of the design on his shirt and secured it to the branch and held his breath.

He didn't know how long it took but they were soon gripping the tree with a desperation unknown to any of them. Their feet were lifted from the ground and the roar of the winds intensified to maximum.

The tree rocked and shook but held still Kairi held tightly and glanced at Riku who was doing the same with his eyes shut. She then glanced over to Sora who was hovering 3ft from the ground but secured to the tree. It looked almost comical but then she noticed one small detail that sent her heart to the pit of her stomach; his belt was coming undone.

She tried to scream out, to warn Riku, to get Sora's attention but the winds were too loud. Her shouts fell into the roars of the tornado and away from the ears she so desperately tried to reach. Her eyes widened in fear as the belt buckle slid down a bit and Sora went with it. She prayed to every god she knew, that Sora would be ok, and that this tornado would end soon. It seemed to tease her adrenaline ducts as the belt buckle slipped and slid further and further to the end of its tether.

Then it happened.

Kairi screamed out as Sora's belt gave way to the howling gales around them. She watched, in slow motion, as Sora was pulled up into the hurricane and away from the safety of the tree. His eyes locked with hers in the split second it took for him to disappear into the winds from hell, and they were wide with terror. Tears streamed down her face as she gazed sadly in the direction she last saw her friend.

"Sora…"